Can we use our facial fault lines? James Hillman, in The Force of Character and the Lasting Life, asks “What ethical damage occurs when the faces of elders are rarely on view?” (p 150) If the completed face of the … Continue reading →

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When you own your oldness?

Posted on October 17, 2018 by dgermann

What can you do for society when you own your oldness? :- Doug.

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Your face is a gift

Posted on October 17, 2018 by dgermann

Your face is a gift to the grandchildren. :- Doug.

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Years are for sorting

Posted on October 17, 2018 by dgermann

Elder years are for sorting The less important from the more A time for poets and grandchildren A time to be poets and playmates :- Doug.

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Meaning finding

Posted on October 17, 2018 by dgermann

Aging is meaning making, meaning finding. :- Doug.

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Nor teachers nor libraries

Posted on October 17, 2018 by dgermann

Elders less teach knowledge than ways Less are libraries of the culture than shapers, refiners, redirectors :- Doug.

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Full maturity

Posted on October 16, 2018 by dgermann

Our longevity is necessary to bring humanity’s offering to full maturity. :- Doug.

Monthly Archives: October 2018

What is this age about?

Jumping off point

At the head of the generations

Journey in generativity

The dreams must skip a generation

Up to you

What good are you now?

Will your good live on?

And then some

Facial fault lines

When you own your oldness?

Your face is a gift

Years are for sorting

Meaning finding

Nor teachers nor libraries

Full maturity

O saggy craggy elder